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Biography — Rand Wilson has worked as a union organizer and labor communicator since the early 1980s. …

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Mar 31

Can Labor Seize Its ‘Movement Moment’?

Public support, resources, and organizing momentum make this a fertile time for union growth. If the labor movement digs in, workers and all who fight for democracy could reap the harvest. By Rand Wilson and Peter Olney [1] One measure of the labor movement’s relative power is the percentage of…

Labor

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Labor’s “movement moment”: a proletarian paradox
Labor’s “movement moment”: a proletarian paradox
Labor

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Jun 21, 2022

Information & resources about the Teamsters’ 1997 UPS contract campaign and strike

Strike documents and posters Strike photos

United Parcel Service

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Information & resources about the Teamsters’ 1997 UPS contract campaign and strike
Information & resources about the Teamsters’ 1997 UPS contract campaign and strike
United Parcel Service

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May 23, 2022

Stymied by signature threshold, reformers vow to press Mass Dems for change

Qualifying signatures for full Mass Dems 2022 Convention vote on eliminating lifetime DSC members falls short Party leaders set unreasonable threshold for collecting signatures virtually, blocking convention vote on reducing unelected positions on the Party’s ruling body Reform-minded delegates attempted to pass a resolution calling for the elimination of unelected…

Massachusetts

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Stymied by signature threshold, reformers vow to press Mass Dems for change
Stymied by signature threshold, reformers vow to press Mass Dems for change
Massachusetts

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May 13, 2022

Massachusetts Democratic Party rejects proposed convention resolution to make the party more democratic

● Reformers propose drastic reduction in the number of unelected positions on the Party’s ruling body. ● Rules Committee refuses to lower qualifying signature threshold to bring resolution to convention delegates for a vote, while Party is restricting access to delegate contact information ● Despite obstacles, reformers determined to gather 500 qualifying signatures for a full convention vote — On May 4, sixty-eight delegates submitted a resolution to the 2022 Mass Democratic Party Resolutions Committee calling for the elimination of life-time positions on the Democratic State Committee (DSC), the Party’s leadership committee. These unelected members comprise about one-third of the committee’s membership. …

Democratic Party

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Massachusetts Democratic Party rejects proposed convention resolution to make the party more…
Massachusetts Democratic Party rejects proposed convention resolution to make the party more…
Democratic Party

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Oct 28, 2021

All of the candidates in Somerville call themselves “progressive” — so who should I vote for?

The Somerville municipal election on November 2 is a potentially transformational moment for our city. We have the first open mayoral race in 18 years and an opportunity to elect six new members to the city council. Without a doubt, all of the candidates are sincerely dedicated to the betterment…

Elections

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All of the candidates in Somerville call themselves “progressive” — so who should I vote for?
All of the candidates in Somerville call themselves “progressive” — so who should I vote for?
Elections

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Sep 30, 2021

Five Basic Steps to Organizing a Union

Every workplace is different, and the needs of workers vary, below are some basic steps involved in winning collective bargaining rights and a union voice on the job. To begin organizing a union at your workplace, start by quietly talking to a few of your co-workers (not supervisors!!) who you…

Labor Unions

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Labor Unions

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May 12, 2021

How to Run a Union Meeting

(Excerpted from AFL-CIO Publication № 81, revised April 1976) What Officers Can Do To Improve the Meeting 1. Start promptly! Establish the practice of starting on time. Give notice that the next meeting will begin promptly at 7 (or 8) o’clock. Then speak to some of the officers and members and…

Afl Cio

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How to Run a Union Meeting
How to Run a Union Meeting
Afl Cio

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Apr 21, 2021

An Amazon warehouse worker talks about the impact of the Bessemer union election

Many articles have been written by journalists and pundits in the aftermath of the RWDSU’s defeat at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer — including one coauthored by Peter Olney and myself. After the vote I asked an Amazon worker about the impact of the NLRB certification election on the organizing…

Amazon

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Amazon

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Apr 7, 2021

A rogues gallery of 25 Massachusetts thieves!

These are the 25 local names on the new Forbes’ billionaires list (from the Boston Globe): №85 — Abigail Johnson, $20.9 billion Johnson has served as the CEO of Boston-based Fidelity Investments since 2014 and owns an estimated 24.5 percent stake of the firm, according to Forbes. …

Billionaires

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Billionaires

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Rand Wilson

Rand Wilson

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Rand Wilson works as a union organizer and labor educator. He is a political activist in Somerville, MA.

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